Cost of living comparison
The Valley is 14.0% more expensive than Stockholm.
- Restaurants
-
pay 41.8% more in The Valley
- Groceries
-
pay 19.2% more in The Valley
- Transportation
-
pay 27.5% more in The Valley
- Housing
-
pay 37.1% more in The Valley
- Childcare
-
pay 36.3% less in The Valley
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.2% less in The Valley
The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, and groceries in The Valley are more expensive than in Stockholm. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in The Valley.
If you lived in The Valley instead of Stockholm, you would:
pay 41.8% more for restaurants
Stockholm
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.86
SEK153.99
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.16
SEK112.92
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
SEK28.50
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
SEK23.66
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 19.2% more for groceries
Stockholm
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
SEK29.51
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
SEK58.80
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK60.38
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK42.50
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.15
SEK57.18
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.38
SEK15.39
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SEK12.20
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK15.14
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SEK19.80
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
SEK7.88
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
SEK8.77
|
?? | |
pay 27.5% more for transportation
Stockholm
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
SEK74.14
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.22
SEK1,047.10
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,544.48
SEK317,209.11
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.62
SEK306.94
|
?? | |
pay 37.1% more for housing
Stockholm
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.49
SEK372.18
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,542.54
SEK17,141.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$965.24
SEK10,726.50
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.65
SEK1,551.88
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 36.3% less for childcare
Stockholm
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.54
SEK1,606.26
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,727.37
SEK63,647.13
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Stockholm
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.30
SEK81.10
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
SEK47.47
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.56
SEK72.89
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.99
SEK444.36
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.61
SEK173.49
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Stockholm
|
The Valley
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.26
SEK1,003.10
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.14
SEK479.41
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.21
SEK1,180.28
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.28
SEK1,936.79
|
?? |
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